Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Higher Education Act (1992: 1434)
Education at the second cycle level shall involve a deepening of knowledge, skills and abilities in relation to the first cycle level and shall, in addition to what is required at the first cycle level:
• Further develop students' ability to independently integrate and use knowledge
• Develop students' ability to deal with complex phenomena, questions and situations
• Develop students' qualifications for professional activities that make substantial demands on the individual´s ability to work indipendently or for research and development work.
For the one-year Master's degree:
Knowledge and understanding
Following successful completion of the course students should be able to demonstrate:
• knowledge and understanding within the main field of education, sport sciences, both generally and specifically in relation to sport in society and a specialised insight into current research and development work in the field.
• specialised knowledge of the scientific methods used in sport.
Skills and Abilities
Following successful completion of the course students should be able to demonstrate:
• the ability to integrate knowledge, analyse, assess and deal with complex phenomena, questions and situations even with limited information
• the ability to independently identify and formulate research questions and to plan and, using appropiate methods, perform advanced tasks within a specified period of time
• demonstrate the ability in speech and writing to clearly report and discuss their conclusions and the knowledge and arguments on which they are based in dialogue with different audiences
• demonstrate the skills required to participate in research and development work or to work in other qualified activities
Evaluation ability and approach
Following successful completion of the programme students should be able to:
• demonstrate the ability to make assessments in the main field of study informed by relevant disciplinary, social and ethical issues and also to demonstrate awareness of ethical aspects of research and development work
• demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of research, its role in society and the responsibility of the individual for how it is used
• demonstrate the ability to identify the personal need for further knowledge and take responsibility for their ongoing learning
Thesis work
For a one-year master's degree, the student must have completed an independent work (degree project) of at least 15 ECTS in the main field of education.